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Black Canaan

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    Robert E. Howard's Black Canaan is a horror and classic fantasy story collection. It deals with Louisiana and race relations.

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    About Black Canaan

    "Black Canaan" by Robert E. Howard is a short story published in 1936. Set in the backwoods of the American South, it follows Kirby Buckner as he returns home after receiving a cryptic warning. He discovers his homeland threatened by a mysterious conjure man named Saul Stark, who plans to lead an uprising. Buckner encounters a bewitching quadroon woman whose supernatural powers hold him captive, drawing him toward a terrifying voodoo ceremony where dark magic and deadly rituals await in the swamps of Canaan.
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    • Fantasy fiction
    • Horror tales
    • Louisiana
    • Race relations

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    Who wrote Black Canaan?

    Black Canaan was written by Robert E. Howard.

    What genre is Black Canaan?

    It is usually shelved as Horror and Classic Fantasy.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy At the Mountains of Madness, Dracula and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

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